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(A/N) I would like to thank all of you for not giving me too much backlash over Mine's death in the previous chapter. I have reread the manga and watched the anime multiple times and I have a good idea on how I can handle things without her. It was a hard decision to make and I still need to bring death occasionally to remind everyone that while Raiden is a powerful person he can't be everywhere at once to save everybody.
To be honest as for who would die in the previous chapter it was between Chelsea, Mine, or Lubbock. Killing Lubbock off would have been too soon and I still want to make good use of him. Having Chelsea die was honestly too easy to set up and I have a special plan for her. Besides Chelsea's death has been done many times. Mine's death would leave a major impact on both a personal and professional level and it would change things up and make this story unpredictable.
Keep in mind that as I said a while ago just because a character didn't die in the canon path it doesn't mean they are immune. It just means one of two scenarios their death is either delayed or removed.
Chapter 14 kill the Ripper
(The Canyon Forest)
It has been a few minutes since Akame and Leone had split up from the Night Raid members to go and assist Raiden. Recently the members of Night Raid had witnessed the death of a valued ally and friend at the hands of Vamp. They all know that Mine's death is a tragedy and even though she deserves a good deal of time to mourn they must do it later. Because it will only be a matter of time before all the remaining members of the Jaegers regroup to Raiden's location and even though he is strong Esdeath is strong as well and Raiden will need some help to escape from them if he hasn't died already. As the two of them were travelling Leone had collapse barely able to stand.
"Leone are you OK?" Akame had asked with a concerned look on her face
"I'm fine Akame, but I feel a murderous presence. Don't you feel it as well Akame?" Leone had asked
"Yes I do and truth be told its overwhelming." Akame had answered Leone
"When I spied on Esdeath back at the Capital I felt her murderous intent. But this is on an entirely different level than Esdeath. To be honest this murderous intent surpasses Esdeath and if it wasn't for my teigu I would feel terrified. Who is it from I don't know and I don't have any ideas." Leone had briefly explained to Akame
"Then Raiden could be in even greater danger than we thought. We have to hurry and help him." Akame had said before the two of them continued at an even greater speed.
(The East Canyon)
What is currently being seen by Run, Kurome, and Seryu could not be easily described by words. Right now, they are all seeing Raiden not only break out of the ice that Esdeath trapped him in but he is now fighting the General with a newfound strength. Though this strength comes with a killing aura that fills them with a strong sense of dread. Run has spent a great deal of time being adjusted to different kinds of murderous vibes. But what he sees from Raiden is something that he is not used to. From that very murderous vibe he fully understands that Raiden was holding a very large portion of his strength back. If Raiden is feared by half of the Empire from his strength suppressed, then if he goes all out he could easily destroy the Empire completely.
Raiden and Esdeath had spent several seconds clashing blades at an intense and blinding speed. Esdeath had strengthened her sword with ice to make sure that it doesn't break in the fight against Raiden. Though it did not slow either of them down, instead the fight still lasted and neither side is backing down. Esdeath had then decided to jump back and launch several streams of ice at Raiden. Not intimidated Raiden had cut those ice streams into small pieces and after doing that he had pursued Esdeath at a blinding speed. Esdeath had continued her ice stream at Raiden but instead had dodged them and continued his attack.
Once Raiden had gotten close Esdeath had summoned an ice wall to block Raiden's pursuit. Reacting quickly Raiden had backflipped to dodge the ice wall then proceeded to cut the ice wall down. Though Esdeath had tried to attack Raiden with her sword and then after he dodge the sword attack she had blasted Raiden with ice. Raiden had seen the ice blast and had smashed it away with his fist. Then after that he had slashed at Esdeathonly to be blocked by various streams of ice while Esdeath jumped back to make space between the two.
After jumping back Esdeath had launched a large stream of ice and sent it towards Raiden. Though what happened next had shocked everyone because the teigu that Raiden has had had started to glow red as if it was responding the Jack the ripper persona that Raiden unleashed. Raiden had then decided to imitate Esdeath's action but instead of an earth stream it was lava instead. This recent action had surprised everyone and Seryu was about to shoot Raiden to help her General. Only for Esdeath to give a murderous gaze that struck fear in Seryu's heart along with everyone else who saw it.
"DON'T INTERFERE WITH THIS FIGHT. HE'S MINE!" General Esdeath had said with a strong surge of excitement that is evident from her grin
After spending a few minutes fighting Raiden Esdeath has never felt this level of excitement before in all her life. The many battles that she has fought in has left her bored or worse disappoint. Though she is still participating in the glory of war and battle, she still has a desire for someone to give her a worthy challenge. She heard the story of Raiden's activities within the Empire but a part of her could not believe such stories. However, as time went on the stories had started to be more and more consistent. Then after fighting him along with Budo she suspected that there was some truth to those stories. Then to see him fully embrace his strength and fight as if he was her equal shows that Raiden is truly powerful. This is a battle that she has waited a long time for and from the first few minutes of fighting her expectations has been surpassed easily.
Realizing that Raiden now has the power of lava Esdeath had to think of a plan to ensure that she doesn't get hit by a lava attack. Though before she could do anything Raiden had dashed towards Esdeath at a blinding speed. Esdeath has barely managed to summon an ice wall to block the attack in the nick of time. After blocking Raiden's attack Esdeath had created an ice pillar from beneath her feet so she could get the high ground and attack Raiden from that position. Raiden had noticed what Esdeath was trying to do and jumped back so he could be in a better position to do something against her for when she attacks. Though before Raiden had gotten far Esdeath had blasted several ice shards at Raiden. Reacting quickly Raiden proceeded to slash the ice that has been blasted at him. But before Raiden could do anything further Esdeath had launched herself at Raiden and proceeded to attack him. Though the only thing that happened next was that Raiden had clashed his sword with her own and the two proceeded to slash at each other.
After a few minutes of trying to attack each other Esdeath had locked blades with Raiden once more. Though this time the General had encased Raiden's legs in ice to stop his movements. Wanting to maintain some level of caution, Esdeath had jumped back and sent a strong stream of ice to attack Raiden. Seeing the stream of ice that Esdeath had launched, Raiden had summoned a wall of lava to block the ice streams. What happened next is that the lava wall is now a crystalized wall. Not wanting to give Esdeath another chance to attack Raiden had destroyed the ice his legs was trapped in with ease. After getting freed Raiden had jumped over the newly formed wall and went after Esdeath. Knowing that the ice streams won't do her any good for a while Esdeath had charged towards Raiden as well and the two proceeded to clash swords against each other quickly. A few seconds later after the two had clashed their blades both Raiden and Esdeath had stood back to back against each other.
The display of skill and power between both Raiden and Esdeath is intense and left everyone speechless and breathless. Kurome is slowly processing what she had saw from the fight and from what she could gather she is seeing that Esdeath is fighting someone who is equal to her skill if not stronger. She finally understands Raiden's claim that him destroying her puppets is a taste of his skills.
The tension was tense between the two fighters who are standing back to back against each other. Then after a brief second that felt like hours the both of them had spun quickly and clashed their blades once again before being knocked back by each other's attack. Though what had surprised Esdeath is that her ice blade is broken and she has a cut on her arm. Yet looking at Raiden he appears to be harmless. After seeing this Esdeath began to laugh at the whole situation before focusing on Raiden.
"What's funny Esdeath, did you accept how painful your death is going to be?" Raiden had said while maintaining his gaze on Esdeath
"No in fact I am excited beyond words Raiden. Never have I fought someone as strong as you in my entire life. This murderous intent, your skills, and the way you attack. I knew you were holding back and to see you fight me to this extent shows that you have exceeded my expectation. Now I realize that you're a truly strong individual in both the Empire and in the land that you are from. Your too powerful to simply be allowed to die Raiden. So, I will make sure that you become my pet. Even if Kurome's teigu must be used while your close to death if it ever comes to that point. With someone like you part of the Empire the Rebellion will be crushed swiftly and I can spend the rest of my days fight glorious battles day after day against you. THIS IS THE GREATEST BATTLE OF MY LIFE!" Esdeath had said before creating another ice sword with a sadistic glee.
"Unfortunately for you General you will never get that chance." Raiden had said before charging towards Esdeath
"I developed this technique to end battles quickly and I intend to use it to reclaim my darling Tatsumi. But it appears that I must use it here." Esdeath had thought to herself before speaking
"MAHAPADMA!" Esdeath had yelled causing the area to be frozen in time
"It's fortunate that I can use this ability Raiden. I had spoken the truth when I said that I won't kill you. However, I need to put you in a position that Kurome can kill you without hindering your abilities too much." Esdeath had said before getting closer to Raiden. Though when Esdeath had gotten close to Raiden something unexpected has happened.
What happened is that once Esdeath had gotten close enough to attack. Raiden had moved which has caught Esdeath completely by surprise and had caused her to dodge Raiden's sword swing. After barely being able to dodge the sword swing Esdeath had jumped back even further to make some space between herself and Raiden. After another second of time started to move normally for everyone in the area.
"Looks like you have the power to freeze time. Sounds like a bizarre power someone would have. What's next you're going to create a being made of ice and do poses alongside it." Raiden had said before resuming his stance
"Being able to resist mahapadma is something I never thought would be possible. This battle and this man has exceeded all my expectation. But what is this feeling I am having inside myself. I feel like I am being overwhelmed by Raiden. Yet I also have a strong sense of adrenaline like I have no limits on my body. This is it, the greatest thrill of the battle that I have waited so long for. This battle against Raiden is bringing me to my limits it's an exhilarating experience." Esdeath had thought before charging towards Raiden while he did the same.
Once Raiden had gotten close he had proceeded to do a downward swing against Esdeath. Thinking quickly the General had summoned some ice to trap Raiden's sword arm to stop him from moving. Esdeath had tried to attack Raiden while he is close but Raiden had blocked her attack with his foot. While blocking Esdeath's attack Raiden had managed to jump from the leg he is standing on and kicked Esdeath across the face. Then after successfully kicking Esdeath Raiden had attempted to slash at Esdeath only for it to be parried by a stream of ice. Esdeath had continued to stream ice to attack Raiden, but the streams were either destroyed or parried. Esdeath had attempted to attack Raiden with her ice sword but Raiden had blocked the attack. Then Raiden had tossed his sword in the air and proceeded to fight Esdeath with his skills in CQC. Esdeath had tried to attack Raiden while he is close with her ice blade but Raiden had blocked her sword attacks with his elbow. Then Raiden had punched her in the stomach and then flipped kicked her pushing her back. Esdeath had managed to recover and charged towards Raiden. Though once Esdeath had gotten close she attempted to attack Raiden with her ice sword once again. Though before Esdeath realized it Raiden had caught his sword that he threw into the air and stabbed Esdeath through the stomach before she had a chance to attack Raiden.
"GENERAL!" Seryu had yelled in a panicked tone before having a look of pure rage on her face
"Now for the finish." Raiden had said before pulling his sword out from Esdeath. Though before Raiden could finish off Esdeath by beheading her. Vamp and jumped from the nearby trees and kicked Raiden before he had a chance to block it.
"You're here too Vamp that's good. Now both of you fuckers can die here." Raiden had said before charging towards the two. Though before Raiden could get close Esdeath had summoned an ice wall separating her and Vamp from Raiden
"Raiden is mine to fight Vamp so you will do well to leave this to us. This is a true battle against someone who can stand against me. I will not let anyone interfere with that." Esdeath had said while giving Vamp a murderous gave before freezing her wound to stop the bleeding.
"General you are too injured to continue fight Raiden while he is in this state. If this fight continues then there will be unnecessary deaths that could have been avoided. As it currently stands you are no match for Raiden." Vamp had said not intimidated by Esdeath's glare
"This battle is to incredible for me to stop fighting Vamp. Now I command you to stand asaide." Esdeath had said
"Forgive me General." Vamp had said before striking General Esdeath's neck knocking her unconscious.
"Vamp what are you doing?!" Seryu had yelled while Vamp carried the General
"Run grab Kurome and fly away from here we are not able to fight him! Seryu use your weapons to buy us more time for our escape. Once you're finished, at the first chance you get use your teigu to escape with us!" Vamp had commanded before running off with Esdeath in his arms
"Don't you fucking dare run from me!" Raiden had yelled before giving chase. Though as he was chasing them Seryu had attacked Raiden from behind with her rockets.
Raiden did not get hurt from the rocket attack that Seryu had hit him with. Then Koro in its berserker form had thrown a punch at Raiden with the plan to kill him in one move. What happened next had surprised Seryu because Raiden had blocked the powerful punch with his arm with little effort. Koro had attempted to punch Raiden again but this time Raiden had responded with a punch of his own. Once both Koro's and Raiden's fist had made impact Koro was knocked back a good distance with the arm he punched with destroyed. Then Raiden had dash towards Koro and had punched the artificial Teigu putting his arm through its body. Raiden had managed to grab Koro's core and used his strength to crush the core which killed Koro.
Seeing her teigu destroyed at such monstrous strength and realizing that she now stands no chance gave Seryu a sense of despair. She was frozen in fear but she tried with all her strength to attack Raiden with her weapon but she couldn't even move.
"This is the only option I have left now. Raiden, you really are a monster, no your even worse than that." Seryu had thought to herself before her final act
"Final number: Chakravartin Furnace of Five Hells! NOW YOU SHALL DIE A GRUESOME DEATH YOU DEMON!" Seryu had yelled with a sadistic glee
Raiden had scanned Seryu with his sensors and noticed a small bomb in her skull. Realizing that she decided to perform a kamikaze action in the event of her defeat Raiden decided to run away from the area to make sure to escape from the blast.
(The canyon forest)
"This way Akame, I thought I heard something." Leone had said while her and Akame are getting closer to their destination
"That murderous intent is getting closer to us as well. We need to be prepared for whatever it could be." Akame had said
Though as the two of them are running they both saw a flash of light that was ahead of them. After seeing the flashing light, they both realized that they are walking into danger and decided to turn around and escape the blast. Both of them had ran as fast as they could but the explosive light was getting closer and closer they wouldn't make it in time. When the both of them looked back they had saw the light was getting closer to them and realized that they would die. In a split second however they also felt that murderous intent was getting closer and then they saw a figure. Once the figure had gotten closer the both of them recognized the figure as Raiden. It was in that moment that they both realized that the murderous intent that surpassed Esdeath's and that has also filled them with an overwhelming sense of dread came from Raiden. Then as Raiden had gotten closer he had grabbed both Akame and Leone by their arm and proceeded to run faster.
"Try to hang on!" Raiden had said slowly calming down returning from his jack the ripper persona
(Village Inn)
Wave had spent a couple of hours finding his way to the Village Inn after being knocked away during the fight. After arriving he had expected to see his whole team but what he saw instead had shocked him. Wave had saw Run, and Kurome in a depressing mood and neither Vamp or Esdeath was nowhere to be seen.
"Guys where is everyone else, what happened?" Wave had asked with a concerned look on his face
"Vamp has told us that Bols had died in his fight against Night Raid a little bit after he killed one of their members. Though from our end Raiden has fought the General but during the entire time he became something else entirely. You should have seen it Wave, it was like Raiden had become an entirely different person. The level of power he displayed had threatened Esdeath. He is so powerful if he wanted to he could kill everyone in the Empire. If it wasn't for Vamp, Esdeath would have gotten killed by Raiden. Unfortunately, though Seryu stood behind to buy us more time to escape but she died in the process." Run had explained to Wave
"No way" Wave had said barely able to process what happened
"I could feel it from just watching. What Raiden became he was becoming his true self when he fought the General. It's a memory but I am still horrified." Kurome had said while eatingher cookies at a slower pace. While everyone was silent Vamp was smashed through the door from the room that Esdeath was in.
"General it's good to see you." Wave had said with a salute but he was ignored entirely by Esdeath
"I told you to let me continue my glorious battle against Raiden. Now because of you I must wait a while before I get the chance to fight him again. That feeling I had during the fight is exhilarating and now because of you I must wait in order to feel that sensation again. It is because of my patients and your role in saving my remaining team members that I am being lenient with you." Esdeath had said in an angry tone at Vamp
"You will fight him again at a better time and place but you must be patient General." Vamp had said before Esdeath had reluctantly broke the ice that she trapped him in.
"General Esdeath how are you feeling right now?" Run had asked General Esdeath
"It'll take more than a stab through the stomach to kill me. But I regret to say that until I fully heal I will not be able to fight at full strength. If Night Raid catches wind of this, then it will be a major problem in the long run." Esdeath had said
"What about our current job assignment? Night raid will still be there and it is an order from the Prime Minister." Run had said
"The solution to that is simple Run. The remaining four of you will continue that assignment. Run since you are the most organized out of all of us you will be in charge. Though for tactics in dealing with Night Raid I want you to consult with Vamp. Also before you all leave I want you to send a letter of my condition to the Prime Minister. I suspect that he intended to send me on more missions after this. But as things stand I don't want to take any unnecessary risks." Esdeath had said to Run
"It will be done before we leave General Esdeath." Run had said before getting a pen and paper
"Very good now all of you I advise you to get some rest for your assignment soon." Esdeath had said before going to a room that has a fixed door.
"Hmm while I was tending to her injuries my body absorbed a small portion of her blood. Is General Esdeath's blood something special? I must inquire about this a soon as I am able to." Vamp had thought to himself before he sat down to meditate
After giving Run the order to send Prime Minister Honest the requested information she had went to a room that is away from the rest of her team. After locking the door, she had stared out of the window while deep in thought about who she had fought recently. The memories are still fresh on her mind and every second of it fills her with a strong sense of excitement that will not go away anytime soon. While her injury will prevent her from fighting at full strength for a while. She considered the scar a trophy for fighting such a worthy opponent and the fact that Raiden could not only challenge her but also proved to be a threat. The thought of another battle feels like a distant reality but to her it will be worth waiting for.
"Raiden I knew you were strong but you have exceeded my expectations in every sense of the word. I have finally found it, an opponent that can give me the battle that I truly desire and can have absolute satisfaction in. No matter how long it takes I will find you Raiden and we will have another battle. My fight against you is the only time I have felt truly alive. I have never felt this way since seeing my dear Tatsumi, but you are different Raiden. Yes, for me to be able to fight such a powerful opponent is an opportunity that many does not have and we will fight again and I look forward to it." Esdeath had said to herself with a sadistic smile on her face.
(The Canyon Cliffs)
Raiden, Akame, and Leone had barely managed to escape Seryu kamikaze blast that she had set up. After escaping the blast Akame and Leone had spent a few minutes trying to gather their energy after dealing with such an intense moment. Raiden on the other hand is looking for the Jaegers but after realizing that they had likely escape before the explosion had occurred it was unlikely that he would be able to find them. Though Raiden is confident that he will encounter them again he is confident in that.
"Damn it looks like they got away. Well no use dwelling about it here let's get back to everyone else." Raiden had said before he started to walk towards the hideout. Though before Raiden could get too far Leone had transformed and stood in front of Raiden blocking his path.
"Uh Leone what are you doing?" Raiden had asked
"We felt it Raiden so don't bother trying to play dumb." Leone had said with hints of anger and fear in her eyes
"Leone I have no idea of what you are talking about. So, would you care to explain what you exactly felt.?" Raiden had said slightly confused
"Your murderous intent back there. When me and Akame were on our way to help you with Esdeath we felt a murderous vibe that felt overwhelming. I felt Esdeath's murderous intent but you are on an entirely different level than Esdeath, in fact you surpass her. I can't let you go near the others until we get some answers." Leone had said
"Leone lets be honest here do you really think that you can take me on. Especially after I fought Esdeath to a point where her team had to run from me." Raiden had said provoking Leone to punch him only for it to be blocked by Raiden
"Tch but you guys still have Janey so I will still cooperate. I'm not going to tell you guys the full story but I will tell you all just enough to satisfy you all. Will that be alright with the both of you?" Raiden had said with Akame giving a nodding yes. After seeing the nod, he had let go of Leone's fist and took a dep breath.
"As I told Esdeath I have a very deep history of fighting wars where I come from. When I fought Esdeath you could say I embraced another aspect of my life. The part of my life that demanded me to fight every day. In fact, Akame by the time I was the age that you were sold into the Empire I had amassed a tremendous body count that earned me a nickname. That very nickname is "Jack the Ripper" and people who knows my past fears me because of that nickname. Will that be enough of an explanation?" Raiden had said before getting a nod from both Akame and Leone.
"Good now let's go." Raiden had said before walking with both Akame and Leone. As Raiden was walking he had stopped for a second to say something to Akame
"Before I forget Akame, I fought your sister's undead puppets and I killed some of them. I know that this is war and she is a threat but she is too similar to me and you and I can't kill her. In fact I refuse to kill your sister so I want to make that clear." Raiden had said
"I understand your stance on this Raiden." Akame had said before the three of them had proceeded to walk further
"His past is like me and my sister's and his murderous intent surpasses Esdeath's. Yet he is fighting for a cause bigger than himself and is protecting the weak. I'm glad that I had met you Raiden. You truly do understand me and my sister." Akame had said with a small smile on her face
(A/N)
First detail I would like to say is that when Raiden is in hois Jack the Ripper persona in this story then his teigu Gaia's Force will essentially make Raiden into a lavabender. The reason for this is because Raiden becomes much stronger to because of his Jack the Ripper persona and I want the teigu to reflect that.
Also, I know that Raiden could have killed Esdeath but keep in mind that a skilled warrior can sense someone's murderous intent and that applied to Leone, Akame and even Vamp. Since Vamp knows to regroup with Esdeath and sensed the fight he interfered and knew that a retreat is the best option. Without Gaia's Force Raiden still could have killed Esdeath but it would have taken longer assuming nobody else interferes.
Now in case someone has a question about Esdeath's attitude in this chapter please let me explain. Throughout the anime and manga of Akame Ga Kill Esdeath has always faced a challenging warrior but she has not fought someone who could be a threat to her especially in a one on one fight. It has been established that Esdeath LOVES a good battle and fighting someone as strong as Raiden excited her to no end. So I think that her obsessive attitude towards a chance to fight Raiden in this chapter is justified. Not to mention that Esdeath is considered a VERY powerful soldier so it is unlikely that a sword stab through the stomach will be enough to kill her.
One last thing since I am close to 100 follows in this story I will tell one hint about the next story ark out of appreciation. Raiden will get another teigu but what that teigu is I won't say. Also out of concern for spoilers I can't give the hint as to what the teigu is. So all of you are going to have to wait and see in a future chapter.
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